Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 21, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN CARGO COMPT FRAME FLANGE WITH 2.000 CRACK, STA 1580.000, L-21L - L-20L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, TR 53-125, TR 53-110, SRM 51-1-1. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED FRAME AND FABRICATED NEW FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE ANGLES (02 EA) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, TR 53-125, TR 53 110. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO NEW FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE ANGLE IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 11-13. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE ANGLES IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE ANGLES WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, TR NR 53-125, TR NR 53-110, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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